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Blaxill, M.F., Baskin, D.S. & Spitzer, W.O. Commentary: Blaxill, Baskin, and Spitzer on Croen et al. (2002), The Changing Prevalence of Autism in California. J Autism Dev Disord 33, 223–226 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022912115365
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